We review the mechanism of sequential right-handed neutrino dominance proposed in the framework of the type I seesaw mechanism to account for bi-large neutrino mixing and a neutrino mass hierarchy in a natural way. We discuss how sequential dominance may also be applied to the right-handed charged leptons, which alternatively allows bi-large lepton mixing from the charged lepton sector. We revi...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of chronic hepatitis worldwide. The study of early steps during HCV infection has been hampered by the lack of suitable in vitro or in vivo models. Primary Tupaia hepatocytes (PTH) have been shown to be susceptible to HCV infection in vitro and in vivo. Human scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) represents an HCV receptor candidate mediating the cel...

First-principles calculations based on density functional theory have been performed for the quaternary GaAs1-x-y N x Bi y alloy lattice-matched to GaAs. Using the state-of-the-art computational method with the Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof (HSE) hybrid functional, electronic, and optical properties were obtained, including band structures, density of states (DOSs), dielectric function, absorption co...

The goal of this paper is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the Unicode Bidirectional Reference Algorithm. We have provided an alternative reference algorithm written in the functional language Haskell. The advantage of Haskell is that it allows for a short, clear description of a complex problem. We have run our algorithm, the two Unicode reference implementations, and four others (IC...

BACKGROUND This study tried to develop an Asian Stroke Disability Scale (ASDS) and compared its interrater reliability with modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and Barthel Index (BI). METHODS Three items including self-care, mobility, and daily activities were selected as variables for development of the ASDS. The variables were provisionally graded on a 2- to 4-point scale based on the importance of...

The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on transition single-atom catalysts (SACs) is sustainable in energy-conversion devices. However, the atomically controllable fabrication of sites and sluggish kinetics ORR have remained challenging. Here, we accelerate acid through a direct O−O cleavage pathway using bi-functional ligand-assisted strategy to pre-control distance hetero-metal atoms. Concretely...

in this paper, we introduce and study the prime, strongly prime,semiprime and irreducible fuzzy bi-ideals of a semigroup. we characterize thosesemigroups for which each fuzzy bi-ideal is semiprime. we also characterizethose semigroups for which each fuzzy bi-ideal is strongly prime.

Digital mammography and comprehensive breast cancer screening approaches have led to the generation of a vast amount of image data. Since the visual inspection of a large set of images is expensive and to some extend also subjective, new methods for fully automated mammography image analysis are needed. The Definiens Cognition Network Technology (CNT) solves the image analysis problem by simula...

In the present study, PtRuCe/MWNTs nanocatalysts synthesized via polyol process technique are applied as anode electro-catalyst in methanol electro-oxidation reaction (MOR). To characterize the nanocatalysts, TEM, XRD, EDS and XPS are investigated. Cyclic voltammetry and choronoamperometry are used to evaluate the electro-catalytic activ...